"he mathematical data for this visualization was developed in Second Life by Wizard Gynoid, Desdemona Enfield and Nand Nerd, with guidance from Dr. Lisi. This projection is notable for showing all 240 vertices, arranged in the concentric circles that appear in the common 2D "spirograph" rendering of this polytope. "
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"As in any office, my co-workers and I experience several WTF-Situations during our working day. So we decided to implement a simple system to count the WTF's and use them as a metric for our working climate :-)"
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"Such leaders as Dr. Simon Ramo of Ramo-Wooldridge believe that the computer, by making vast new areas of knowledge manageable, and by directing operations too fast or too complex and requiring too much speed for a man to handle, will prove to be the most valuable of all the developments of these fast-moving times. No man can foretell what the future holds, but there is no doubt that many of our questions about it will be answered with the speed of light." - worth reading to figure out how was the perspective half a century ago. In a sense, not that much changed.
- Dani Radu
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"Connections are color-coded to show the type of relationship between a pair of characters. For example, green is a one-sided infatuation, pink is a flirtation by both parties, and a dashed line signifies one of the characters is from an alternative reality. Wolverine sure gets around."
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The fact that millions of people share the same vices does not make these vices virtues(…) and the fact that millions of people share the same form of mental pathology does not make these people sane. - http://www.flickr.com/photos...